St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
EMPLOYERS of spinners at Fall River,

E,dPLoYERs of spinners at Fall River,
MISS, have refused an aszcd-For advance
Cf wages and strike is pro o&Olc.
Hon GEORGE BANCROFT, the historian,
| is said to be seriously i'll, threatened with
a severe attack of pneumonia
THE newspapers Of Paris arc jubilant
over the result of the election il Alsace
Lorraine. They say that Germany is not
able to obtain the hearts of the inhabi
tants of the annexed PROVINCES
MRS. LUTHER WARREN, who Was shot at
Cincinnati by Ed Jordan, died on the 23d.
Jordan is in jail, charged with murder.
The murderer kicked over Mrs. Warren's
baby carriage, and when she rcmon-
strated, shot her through the heart.
SHARP's stove foundry at Steubenville.
O., took fire on the 23I, and was damaged
| to the amount of S13 900; insurance s. 800.
This is the sixth time the foundry has
been burned within twenty years.
1T is understood that the President will
sign the Trade Dollar bill, but that he
will call the attention of Congress to the
necessity for additional legislation to
afford facilities for the execution of the
law, the Treasury Department not being
prepared at present to handle, store or
recon the dollars, as required by the act.
ABOUT fifty representatives of the lum-
Der trade at Lake Erie ports met at San
dusky. o., on the 23d, and held Il conven-
ton under the auspices of the local Lum-
Der Dealers Association. The day was
spent in discussion of the prices of vari-
Gus grades of lumber, transportation
rates, etc.
THE Supreme Court of Indiana decided
on the 23d that it had no jurisdiction over
bn T IF
Smith and Robertson, and that the Gener-
al Assembly must decide the matter.
NATIVES of the Friendly Islands are still
greatly agitated over the trials and SEN
fences of the men who assaulted Mission
airy Baker, and a bloody outcome is
feared. A British vessel has sailed from
Melbourne, and Catholics are appealing
to France for protection.
THE Pennsylvania Board of Pardons has
granted rehearing in the case of Milton
Weston, the Chicago capitalist, now
undergoing Imprisonment in the River
side, Pa.) penitentiary for completely in
the Murraysviile gas-well riots.
Mrs. PAvY, wife of DR.. Pavy, who lost
his life in the Greedy Arctic expedition,
has been in Washington for several days,
having gone there to present papers to
the Senate committee with view to de-
feating the nomination of Captain Greedy,
the chief of the signal service
VIRGINIA has made the most consid-
cradle entry for the great National drill in
Washington next May. An entry was
made on the 23d ef an entire brigade from
that State, comprising four regiments of
infantry, three batteries of artillery and
two cavalry squadrons.
THE Secretary of the Interior has sent
to the President, for transmission to Con-
gress, the agreements, entered into some
months since, between the Northwest
Indian Commission, on behalf of the
Government, and the Chippewa Indians in
Minnesota, accompanying the same with
the recommendation that they be ratified.
IT is understood the celebrated Choctaw
claim, recently decided favorable to the
Indians by the courts, will be provided
for in the Deficiency Appropriation bill.
1t will require an appropriation of $780,
600 to pay this claim and the disburse-
ment of the money is to be made at Table
quah in the Indian Territory.